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re: Robert E. Lee has been misrepresented by regressive "historians"
Posted on 5/22/17 at 8:47 am to Paluka
Posted on 5/22/17 at 8:47 am to Paluka
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Irony. It's ok to have certain "symbols" that represent different things to different people taken down or destroyed. Why?
Because we as a people have a right to change and choose our narrative when it uses public property? If you support the statues then vote in a mayor to put them back up or erect new ones. That would be a poor use of taxpayer money too in my opinion.
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Erasing our history or eliminating physical "reminders" is a lost cause. It creates greater animosity and divides the people.
Removing statues from public lands doesn't eliminate the history. The moment this movement infringes on anyone's right to remember the Civil War as they want to, then I will be up in arms. Insofar as these were statues on public property I don't see an issue. It's poor use of taxpayer money, but that happens every day.
Also it only divides people insofar as they put their identity to the Lost Cause above other identities that bring us closer together.
This post was edited on 5/22/17 at 8:54 am
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Posted on 5/22/17 at 9:20 am to CorporateTiger
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Also it only divides people insofar as they put their identity to the Lost Cause above other identities that bring us closer together.
Corporate Tiger = Mitch Landrieu. Nobody, black or white, had an issue with the statues until Mitch found a convenient excuse to get rid of them. I'd be willing to bet the statue removal would have failed miserably if it had actually gone to a vote of the folks in Orleans Parish. Mitch's little publicity stunt was absolutely unnecessary and has achieved the exact opposite of bringing us closer together. It's actually laughable to hear that POS say that folks have actually moved from NOLA because of the statues.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 1:17 pm to CorporateTiger
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it only divides people insofar as they put their identity to the Lost Cause above other identities that bring us closer together.
You made my point for me. thanks.
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